Alleged Yorkdale mall shooter arrested, charged with attempted murder
Posted September 4, 2018 10:35 am.
Last Updated September 4, 2018 10:42 am.
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Toronto police have arrested a 20-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting at Yorkdale mall on Thursday afternoon.
Zion Sankar-Beharry faces 11 charges, including two counts of attempted murder.
It’s alleged two groups of men got into a fight in the North York mall on Thursday, and Sankar-Beharry fired two shots.
Toronto police officers found him outside of Trenton, Ont, on Monday, and arrested him without incident.
Sankar-Beharry has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and several weapons offences.
He was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning.
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